>France has incorporated Linux desktops into its national digital-sovereignty strategy. DINUM, France’s Interministerial Digital Directorate, announced a transition from Windows to Linux workstations.
>According to an official government press release, this change is part of a broader initiative to reduce reliance on non-European digital technologies (source, in French).
>The government’s statement is notably direct. The section on workstation evolution confirms that DINUM will replace Windows with Linux systems. The press release also requires each ministry, including public operators, to develop a plan by autumn 2026 addressing desktop systems, collaboration tools, antivirus software, AI, databases, virtualization, and network equipment.
>This initiative extends beyond a standard desktop migration. France positions Linux adoption as part of a broader policy focused on sovereignty, interoperability, and reducing dependence on foreign vendors. As the announcement comes directly from DINUM, which oversees digital strategy across ministries, it holds greater significance than a local pilot or isolated administrative project.
>And as you can see, this is a big deal. It is not a leak, rumor, or unofficial plan. It is a formal declaration from one of Europe’s largest governments, explicitly designating Linux as the replacement for Windows workstations as part of a broader interministerial strategy.
>The extent of the transition will depend on ministry-level plans due later this year, but France has clearly made Linux desktops a key component of its national digital-sovereignty agenda. For now, there are no specific details about which distributions will be used, as that decision will apparently come a bit later.
So ultra rare France W?
I wish China does the same, shame how many Asians are ultra cucks to Microsoft besides North Korea obviously since they use Red Star OS.
2 posts and 1 image reply omitted.Amerikkka is already 10 steps ahead because the CIA put backdoors in all Linux distros decades ago.
>I wish China does the same
China banned foreign government hardware and software years ago but I suspect that HarmonyOS has NSA backdoors in it as well. All computer software is built on American hardware and American standards. If it's not bugs planted directly on the hardware then it's software backdoors all the way down because they have broken every means of encryption since the 90s. For example elliptic curve cryptography was sabotaged for decades but people only found out in 2013 because of Snowden.
>>33075Western glowies are not that omnipotent and competent, and China has its own linux backdoors people were recently seething about though. But in the end if you are a half competent government agency you can mitigate most of the risks, the threat is more for institutions which don't spend much resources on cybersecurity
It's a good think but knowing how europe works this shit is gonna take 25 years
>>33075>they have broken every means of encryption since the 90sthis is false and retarded, and literally impossible
>elliptic curve cryptography was sabotaged for decadesECC isn't limited to a few NIST standards. You clearly have no idea of what you're talking about.
>>33075we should all use templeos, only cia-free distro